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The phrase "make an example of" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to mean "to punish someone severely in order to set an example for others." It can also be used to mean "to use someone or something as a representative example of something larger."
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The government wanted to make an example of Aaron Swartz.
"They wanted to make an example of me.
So they needed someone to make an example of.
"You've got to make an example of this person".
Farrakhan had vowed to make an example of Coleman.
He wanted to make an example of me".
They are trying to make an example of me.
They had to make an example of us".
Make an example of people that don't change.
There is little question that human rights advocates hope to make an example of him.
But cinema bosses want to make an example of the Ritzy.
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